Patents Examined by Mong-Thuy Tran
  • Patent number: 9867111
    Abstract: A method performed by a first network control node for routing a signaling request in a communication system comprising a home communication network and a visiting communication network. The signaling request originates from a communication device subscribing to the home communication network and having a home subscriber identification (ID). The communication device is registered to the visiting communication network with a local subscriber ID different from the home subscriber ID, the local subscriber ID being associated with the home subscriber ID. The method comprises receiving the signaling request originating from the communication device, the signaling request comprising the local subscriber ID, and detecting that the local subscriber ID is associated with the home subscriber ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Justus Petersson, Stefan Thuresson, Qiang Li
  • Patent number: 9848076
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method controlling a notification are provided. The method includes determining an execution state of an application that is currently executed when an interruption occurs while the application is executed, and controlling whether to output a notification associated with the interruption based on the execution state of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Sung-Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 9842491
    Abstract: Disclosed is a universal remote control device including a display to provide a graphical unit interface (GUI), a controller configured to process registration requests from state machines associated with remotely controllable appliances and to manage control data transfer to and from the state machines responsive to the registration requests, and a communication module to enable communications between the device and the state machines. Additionally disclosed is a graphics interface unit (GUI) implementable on a display of a computing device operable to remotely control a plurality of appliances. The GUI includes a screen area on the display to display output information, and a plurality of sections on the display to simultaneously display input selection functions associated with different levels of a hierarchical arrangement of control functions for the plurality of appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sure Universal Ltd.
    Inventors: Viktor Ariel, Vadim Lanzman, Michael Kanzieper, Alon Buchnik
  • Patent number: 9838838
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for a mobile device determining its location based on a location of a companion device are described. A mobile device can receive a request for determining a location of the mobile device from an application. The request can include an accuracy specification providing a lower limit on accuracy of the determined location. The mobile device can determine that the mobile device is incapable of achieving that accuracy. The mobile device can then submit a location request to a companion device that has paired with the mobile device. The companion device, upon receiving the location request, can determine a location of the companion device and provide the location of the companion device to the mobile device. The mobile device can then designate the location of the companion device as the location of the mobile device, and provide the location to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Rhee, Bradley Joel Jensen, Robert Mayor, Ronald K. Huang
  • Patent number: 9838886
    Abstract: An active distributed antenna system and a relay unit thereof are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Comba Telecom Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Cao, Hailong Deng, Hui Zhang, Yuwen Zhang
  • Patent number: 9838848
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program product for prefetching location data based on predicted user behavior. A mobile device can request, from a user routine subsystem of the mobile device, a list of locations that a user of the mobile device routinely visits while the user carries the mobile device. The mobile device can determine a cluster of these locations that are within a specified distance between one another. The mobile device can request location data for these locations from a location server, even if the user is not at one of these locations. The location data can include a venue map and a venue location fingerprint. Upon detecting that the user entered a venue at one of these locations, the mobile device can determine a location of the user inside of the venue using the venue location fingerprint. The mobile device can then display the location on a venue map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vitali Lovich, Darin Tay, Robert Mayor, Joseph Ding-Jiu Huang
  • Patent number: 9824371
    Abstract: A system can determine that a mobile device, located at a physical place of business transmits a first electronic communication for redemption of an electronic offer at the physical place of business. The system can further detect a second electronic communication transmitted from the mobile device, which indicates a first identifier. The first identifier can be associated with a verifier of the electronic offer (e.g., a staff member) at the physical place of business. The system can further determine, based on analysis of the first identifier, a second identifier (e.g., contact data, a telephone number, etc.), that corresponds to the verifier, without providing the second identifier to the mobile device. The system can further electronically transmit, utilizing the second identifier, a third electronic communication that indicates information about the redemption of the electronic offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Kramer, Paul C. Ning
  • Patent number: 9807630
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for collecting terminal measurement data, an integration reference point manager system, an integration reference point agent system, a home subscriber server, a mobility management entity, a NodeB and a user equipment. Specifically, an integration reference point agent (IRP Agent) receives a terminal measurement data start operation or terminal measurement data stop operation sent by an integration reference point manager (IRP Manager), where the terminal measurement data start operation is used to start terminal measurement data collection and carries configuration parameters used to collect terminal measurement data, and the terminal measurement data stop operation is used to instruct stop of terminal measurement collection. The present invention enables a terminal to collect and report terminal measurement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongzhuo Zhang, Lan Zou, Lei Jin, Xiaoli Shi
  • Patent number: 9807564
    Abstract: A method for detecting a context of a mobile device (100) equipped with sensors (111, 121, 122, 131) and a context detection module (109) in which the sensors (111, 121, 122, 131) are assigned to at least two groups (110, 120, 30), each of which comprises at least one sensor (111, 121, 122, 131), and each group (110, 120, 130) is allocated a group classifier (116, 126, 136) 10 adapted to detect, in a form of a classification result, currently identified, by means of a given classifier, context of the device (100) based on indications of the sensors (111, 121, 122, 131) belonging to the given group, characterized in that with a use of the context detection module, whereas the groups (110, 102, 130) of sensors are ordered hierarchically, and the device context is detected 1 by reading a classification result indicated by the classifier (116, 126, 136) of the currently active group, wherein in case of detection of an identified context in the active group, switching on power supply of the sensors and activating
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Binartech Sp. z o.o.
    Inventor: Pawel Aksamit
  • Patent number: 9807665
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to suppress deterioration in communication quality of radio communication in a small cell while power consumption of a base station of the small cell is reduced. [Solution] Provided is a communication control device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of measurement performed by a terminal device with regard to one or more small cells which are partly or entirely overlapped by a macrocell; and a selection unit configured to select a base station which is not to be set in an idle state from base stations of the one or more small cells based on the result of the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 9801050
    Abstract: An identifier may be generated for an endpoint device associated with a user device. The identifier may include first data indicating that the identifier is generated, second data identifying the user device, and third data identifying the endpoint device from a plurality of endpoint devices associated with the user device. The identifier may be formatted as an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). The first data may include a three-digit mobile country code (MCC) not associated with a country. The second data may include a telephone number associated with the user device. The third data includes a counter value incremented for endpoint devices associated with the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sameh El-Gawady, Vered Ben-Anat, Jason A. Coglon, Andrew Wahlon Lam
  • Patent number: 9775562
    Abstract: An information handling system operating as a smart vehicle gateway and includes a wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless device usage trend data for a location in or near a predicted smart vehicle gateway path during a future time interval for a smart vehicle gateway. The smart vehicle gateway may operate to establish a wireless link on one of several WWAN link options as a home network via a programmable eSIM. The information handling system further includes positional detector and an application processor that determines a trajectory estimation during a future time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Will A. Egner, Liam B. Quinn
  • Patent number: 9774712
    Abstract: A modular portable device system and method improves the quality of the interface between a core device and an add-on module via an interconnection system specifically applicable to modular systems. A multi-pin connector array accessible from outside the base device is configured and located to electrically connect to a mating array on the add-on module when the two devices are docked. In an embodiment, the multi-pin connector array includes a command/control pin configured to support multiple functions such as, but not limited to, device detection, interrupt functions, mode changes and wake functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Nathan M Connell, Jarrett K Simerson
  • Patent number: 9736632
    Abstract: A user apparatus includes processing modules that execute processing using basic area information, and an area information supply module that supplies basic area information to the processing modules. The area information supply module includes an event detection unit that detects an event, an area information acquisition unit that acquires basic area information in accordance with an event being detected, and an area information notification unit that notifies the processing modules of the basic area information. The area information acquisition unit acquires detailed area information in accordance with a request signal being received. The area information notification unit notifies a processing module of the detailed area information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Morioka, Kouki Hayashi, Masanori Ishida, Yoshifumi Morihiro
  • Patent number: 9736846
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing improved network performance in wireless communications networks using intelligent radiation selection are provided. A radio is communicatively coupled to an antenna and configured to provide a signal to the antenna for broadcast from a cell site. One or more input components are communicatively coupled to the radio to provide information on at least one of an internal or an external condition of the antenna, so that the radio can adjust or modify the signal provided to the antenna to change an emitted pattern of radiation from the antenna to reduce signal loss, or recover or help maintain an area of coverage provided by the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Chaitanya Chukka, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Wilbur E Hill, Patrick Jacob Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9712976
    Abstract: Systems and methods for position updating for a mobile device are disclosed. A mobile device receives a first position data at a first time and queries for network information associated with a serving cell of a cellular network. The network information contains a radio signal level associated with the serving cell of the cellular network. The mobile device compares the radio signal level against a previously stored radio signal range received from a network server and determines a position updating opportunity for the mobile device based on the comparison. The network server assists the position updating process by acquiring, positioning data from a plurality of mobile devices operating in the cellular network. The network server determines a QoP information based on the acquired positioning data and transmits the QoP information to the plurality of mobile devices to be stored for position update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: BoChih Liu, Zhike Jia, Jian Chen, Jing Yu
  • Patent number: 9712977
    Abstract: Methods and mobile devices determine an exit from a vehicle. Sensors of a mobile device can be used to determine when the user is in a vehicle that is driving. The same or different sensors can be used to identify a disturbance (e.g., loss of communication connection from mobile device to a car computer). After the disturbance, an exit confidence score can be determined at various times, and compared to a threshold. A determination of the exit of the user can be determined based on the comparison of the exit confidence score to the threshold. The mobile device can perform one or more functions in response to the exit confidence score exceeding the threshold, such as changing a user interface e.g., of a navigation app) or obtaining a location to designate a parking location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoyuan Tu, Anil K. Kandangath
  • Patent number: 9713148
    Abstract: Provided is a communication system that can be normally and efficiently operated in the case where existing carriers and new carrier types coexist. A base station device and a communication terminal device are configured to perform communication in cells of legacy carriers LC1 to LC3 being existing carriers. When the base station device starts operating new carrier types NCT1 and NCT2, the NCT1 and NCT2 are associated with legacy carriers belonging to the same frequency band. For example, the NCT2 is associated with the LC2 or the LC3 and is not associated with the LC1. The legacy carriers LC1 to LC3 associated with the NCT1 and the NCT2 notify the communication terminal device of the information on the NCT1 and NCT2. This allows the communication terminal device to communicate with the NCT1 and the NCT2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Mochizuki, Miho Maeda, Shinsuke Uga
  • Patent number: 9699016
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sign-in method and system. The method includes: obtaining, by using a location-based service (LBS) of a mobile terminal, geographical information of a current location of a person who signs in; binding the geographical information of the current location with identity information of the person who signs in and time information, using the geographical information of the current location, the identity information of the person who signs in, and the time information as sign-in information, and sending the sign-in information to a sign-in server; verifying, by the sign-in server, the sent sign-in information; and recording the sign-in information if the verification succeeds. The present disclosure not only can save costs of labor, material, and money, but also can enable several people to sign in simultaneously, thereby greatly improving sign-in efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xi Deng
  • Patent number: 9693335
    Abstract: A radio base station (100) transmits a Capability Request message to a radio terminal (200), which is connected to the radio base station, to transmit terminal capability information that indicates positioning capability of the radio terminal, and receives a Capability Indication message transmitted from the radio terminal (200). The radio base station (100) determines, corresponding to the received Capability Indication message, whether positional information that indicates the geographical position of the radio terminal (200) can be acquired from the radio terminal (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Noriyoshi Fukuta